Date: 2020
Type: Other
Us versus them? : Covid-19 and its effects
MPC Blog, Blogpost, 2020
HADJ ABDOU, Leila, Us versus them? : Covid-19 and its effects, MPC Blog, Blogpost, 2020 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/66680
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The Covid-19 virus is on everyone’s mind. Many European citizens, including Migration Policy Centre (MPC) staff here in Florence are under lockdown, having our mobility rights significantly constrained and required to keep contact with other people at almost zero. From countless apartment balconies hang banners proclaiming andrà tutto bene (everything’s going to be alright). Yet, understandably, many people are fearful and anxious. Medical research shows that forced quarantine can have long-lasting effects can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD) and severe depression. Studies in Toronto analysing the psychological costs of previous SARS outbreaks found that 29 percent of those quarantined showed PTSD symptoms while a further 31 percent had symptoms of depression. It’s not only the uncertainty and isolation. We have lost our daily routines, our usual work or study environments that provide us with much needed stability.
Additional information:
Published on 17 March 2020
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/66680
Series/Number: MPC Blog; Blogpost; 2020
Publisher: European University Institute
Keyword(s): Covid-19 COVID-19 Coronavirus Mental health
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